Sentences with phrase «was a long shot at»

If Rubin entered the mass market — where success was a long shot at best — there was an excellent chance that hairdressers would take their business elsewhere.

Burnley to win to nil at bet365 is a long shot at 9/1 though.

It's a long shot at best, but one the state senator will continue to pursue until the door closes.

It's a long shot at first glance but Teachout tells us that with an energized base and expected low turnout, she can pull off what would be a monumental upset.

But if you are considering starting up an account on wattpad simply to grow platform and turn it into money, I would say it is a long shot at best.

From her discovery as a stranded newborn pup crying on the beach through her rehabilitation in secret roof tanks atop the Aquarium, NATURE follows as Otter 501 learns how to dive, hunt, eat, and fend for herself in the wild, where survival is a long shot at best.»

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Indeed, the once thriving labour - sponsored funds sector seems to be teetering on the verge of oblivion — a good thing, in the eyes of critics who claim it puts unsophisticated investors at risk and skews Canada's venture capital market toward technology sector long shots with little chance of payoff.

And you can be sure that he is not the only one looking at that data — not by a long shot.

«I think this [crypto] is going to be the biggest bubble of our lifetimes by a long shot,» the former Fortress hedge fund manager said at a CoinDesk bitcoin conference.

That sounds like as long as Turnberry is linked to Trump, it may not have a shot at ever hosting the prestigious major.

The center of the cord is gray matter — essentially an extension of the brain, like a tail — that is sheathed in fibrous white matter, with long, thin nerve fibers called axons shooting out at intervals to wire every part of the body.

While Google's service seems a direct shot at other subscription - based streaming music providers, like Spotify and Rdio, it is also a direct shot at Apple (AAPL), which has long been rumored to be planning a streaming service on its iTunes store.

But if you can bear to watch the races long enough, you'll find some interesting lessons for leaders including how to say you're sorry when you screw up — and have a shot at bouncing back.

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP)-- While authorities investigate what set off a deadly shooting at an electronic music festival event, residents said it came amid a growing and increasingly open drug scene in this resort town that has long been spared the violence of Mexico's cartel wars.

It is a long shot to break the impasse on Greek debt at the Brussels meeting, but an agreement to continue talking could be the best outcome.

While Booker's new bill is also a long - shot, it comes at a time when more and more Americans are voicing support for marijuana legalization.

In an uncertain world, committing long - term capital in exchange for an illiquidity premium and a predictable return that — while not shooting out the lights — should at least be highly respectable, has a lot to be said for it.

Back - date your posts so it looks like you've been at this for a long time, and do shoot for an impressive volume (at least 30 posts), but never sacrifice quality for quantity here.

Initially, they were a bit dubious about using AdWords to grow their business, but they told me that as long as we could produce leads through AdWords at the same price as their current channels, they were willing to give it a shot.

No matter which one you believe has a better shot at replacing government backed money in the long run as a payment method and / or as a store of value, it may be prudent to have some amount of both in your overall portfolio.

It's a rumor that began long before the shots rang out at Sandy Hook and long before this Advent season.

The tinies — who are no longer all that tiny to be honest — were shooting hoops at the side of the house.

The list of movies and TV shows that take shots at Christianity for the laughs is too long to try to list, which is what makes Black - ish so refreshing.

The wilderness - shooter video game series has long been a sort of self - caricature, an unapologetic shoot - em - up that winks and nods at the genre itself, and for its newest iteration, Far Cry turns an eye toward Christian culture — barely.

A few crossbow bolts shot into a crowd at long distance is sure to make you all look like idiots.

I came SO close once, but I think I let it sit in my pantry for too long because it had weird alien tentacles growing in it when I opened it up: lol: You always make them look so amazing, though, so I'm thinking I'll need to take another shot at it.

It's delicious — potent, refreshing, spicy and sinus - clearing, and a little goes a long way — I like having a shot or a small glass at a time.

Derby Café at the Kentucky Derby Museum is betting adventure seekers won't be able to resist their long shot named after the 1913 Derby Winner who beat the 91 - 1 odds.

Rubio has been shooting the three very well lately; so well, that other teams no longer sag off him at the three point line.

A couple of minutes later, at 15, where he hit a long second shot into the gallery to the right of the green — that is the safe side, and he wanted to be there — Palmer rolled in a 35 - foot putt for another birdie to go five under par for the tournament.

It's not quite like shooting fish in a barrel, but it's at least like writing an article about how fish can't survive long in a barrel after they've been shot.

Putting himself at left - back, it's fair to say Carlos is an all - time great in terms of attacking left - backs, known for his thunderous long - range shots and free - kicks.

He has to improve his shooting and his long range passing if he wants to be the best in Europe but at the moment, Kolasinac can solve the problems that are evident at the Emirates.

The winner is still somehow not obvious despite there being just four men left: all four have a reasonable story line claim to winning the Rumble: Cena to face Styles again, this time at Mania, Reigns to face off against Lesnar to wrap their long - term story, Nakamura to take on his old rival Styles, and Finn, the first Universal Champion ever who lost it due to injury, getting a shot at Lesnar, the current Universal champ.

The thing is though, at a lowly club you'll get so many chances to make great saves, whereas at a top club you need to stay sharp and focused for long periods between shots.

If Wonderboy should lose it's difficult to see him getting another shot at Woodley for a while and if Woodley should remain champ for a long time this effectively leaves Wonderboy in a no - mans land, similar to Benevidez and Mighty Mouse.

Ospina has done very well this year both at shot - stopping and in his general decision making however i would say his distribution leaves a lot to be desired, rarely does a long goal kick reach its intended target.

That's a long shot, but maybe Bonino could be included in a deal with the Habs at some point?

Based on this trailer, Long Shot will look at the case, the absurdity of what was needed to get him acquitted, and the process that the legal team used to eventually achieve their goal.

The Chilean is now an odds - on shot to join up with old manager Pep Guardiola at best odds of 1/2, and punters clearly believe that if the Gunners do receive a big enough bid from City — and accept — they will reinvest the money immediately on long - term target Lemar.

If you are looking to take a long - shot, Johnny Gaudreau provides terrific value at +3200.

And it wasn't that long ago that there were eight teams we ranked to see who had the best shot at winning the wild card and then the World Series.

This is Captain Cohen's best shot at a Crown in a very long time.

from where i'm sitting, conor's strengths: - long and athletic - great power in his hands and feet - throws with speed & accuracy - uses all 8 points of contact (and uses them all in multiple ways)- uses good footwork to circle away from power shots and to control pace / location of fight - has shown good to great TD defense (until tired)- has good chin (tested several times and the proof appears to be in the pudding, as they say)- displays good head movement which allows him to absorb fewer strikes while within range - excellent counter puncher (able to get in and out fast using his karate style stance)- has shown better conditioning at lw than fw or ww - has incredible fight iq (lone exception in the ufc was against nate in first fight when he was clearly fatigued)

At least he was passing up a long - range shot for a closer one.

After realizing Crawford was also going to at the game, Long, the No. 67 ranked player in the class, shot Crawford (No. 91) this message:

At 5:02 p.m. Parent gloved a long Orr shot — and the game was over.

Long before I look at their stats or even their shot distributions I am predtty sure that's the case

Part of the reason I would not have killed it is that I am no longer able to shoot at mammals.

Look at how long it took Aaron Ramsey to find his shooting boots and the same might be true of the new Gunner.